Category Archives: Computer Help

MusicTab Newtab is a browser extension popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Iran. Since it may alter the user’s browser preferences like default user’s search engine or homepage and could show unreliable advertising content, the application falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. Therefore, if you do come across with it, we advise learning more about it before adding it to your system. Further, in the text, we discuss the extension’s working manner, its possible distribution methods, and its removal. ...

If you downloaded Pro Speed Check from the Chrome web store so that you could check your Internet speed whenever you desire it, you have lucked out. You can test speeds at test.prospeedcheck.com, powered by meter.net – which means that the service is not even original – and the extension itself is pretty useless. Needless to say, that is why it is classified as a potentially unwanted program. The suspicious extension is compatible with Google Chrome only, and the users of this browser can find it at chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pro-speed-check/nognlmgiboflbpbfhhpaapgkhegnnekk (Chrome web store). ...

Fallout Exploit Kit was created for the sole purpose of spreading malware, and its developer will do everything it takes to ensure that it is functional and efficient. This is not a new exploit kit (EK), and it has been actively proliferating ransomware for quite some time now. It is particularly infamous due to its connections to GandCrab Ransomware, a devious file-encrypting infection that has more versions that one can count on their own fingers. Unfortunately, this ransomware is not the only threat that the EK spreads. Amongst well-known ransomware threats, our research team has spotted Trojans and potentially unwanted programs too. ...

Auto PC Cleaner 2019 is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which means it could have undesirable qualities. Not to mention, it suggests the application is untrustworthy. Therefore, we recommend being cautious with this PC optimizer. Further, in our report, we will discuss its working manner, distribution channels, and other essential details. What we would like to stress is we can only tell you about the application’s free version, since the most important feature of Auto PC Cleaner 2019, deletion of issues that are supposed to be affecting the computer’s speed, is paid. ...

MyOfficeTab is a Chrome extension that can be classified as a potentially unwanted program. This extension might be added to your browser accidentally. If you did not plan to have this extension, you can easily remove it right now.

However, do not forget to check your system for other potential threats because MyOfficeTab usually comes with other unwanted applications. If you want to terminate all the undesirable programs at once, you should get yourself a licensed antispyware tool that will do the job for you automatically. At the same time, it will also protect your system from similar intruders in the future. ...

There are a lot of programs out there that look useful, but in reality they are just nuisances. ConvertoWiz most definitely fall into that category. This extension is a potentially unwanted program, which means it is not there to make your life hell, but it could annoy you to no end, so it is probably for the best to remove ConvertoWiz today.

Please continue reading if you wish to find out more about this type of extensions and how they spread around. If you’re here only for the removal part, please scroll down to the bottom of the article. ...

Although it might seem that BestMovies Now is a very useful application, computer security experts maintain that it is a potentially unwanted program. It means that it is far from a dangerous computer infection, but it might have some features that can be considered undesirable or potentially threatening. Therefore, if you happen to have BestMovies Now on your system, you should remove it immediately. ...

GiffySocial Toolbar is an application that is meant to provide you with great services, but our research team views it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). It is best to remove it from your operating system (for Internet Explorer users) and browsers (for Firefox and Chrome users) as soon as it is installed. Of course, if you are still thinking about installing it, we suggest you change your mind. That being said, you do not need to trust our word. Instead, read this report to learn what our malware experts have found out when researching and analyzing this suspicious extension in our internal lab. ...

MyFashionTab Toolbar might enter your system if you interact with doubtful pop-ups or install unreliable software that it could be bundled with. What’s more, our specialists say the extension is nothing more than another tool from Mindspark family, and it falls under the classification of potentially unwanted programs or PUPs in short. Many of the similar applications offer specific links to make the software look more useful, for instance, in this case, the plugin provides links handy for users who are interested in fashion. However, you should be aware the search engine used by MyFashionTab Toolbar (search.myway.com) might show untrustworthy advertising material among the displayed results, which is another reason why we recommend not to trust the PUP or leave it unattended. ...

If you are interested in streaming media for free, you might be tempted to install MediaStart. This add-on is compatible with the Google Chrome browser, and it can be downloaded via the Chrome web store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/media-start/gpfpblkonamkagckocgpmpgbjhjmfijg). The extension is meant to provide all users with a “quick entertainment click-and-visit experience,” which is why it is no wonder that over 700,000 users have downloaded it already. The extension might also be introduced to users who are not seeking to install it. It could be packaged along with third-party programs. ...